This morning, good news came from China Men’s Network! ATP500 Harley Station, No. 1 brother Zhang Zhizhen tried his best. After 2 hours of fierce battle, he defeated the US Open champion and No. 3 seed Medvedev 2-1 in 3 sets. He was a strong finalist in the top 8 and set 5 major records in one fell swoop. Successfully avoiding the No. 7 seed is a double blessing.
Zhang Zhizhen is ranked 42nd in the world and is the leader of the Chinese men's tennis. He has suddenly emerged this season. He reached the second round of the Australian Open for the first time and joined hands with Makhach to reach the Marseille 250, breaking the championship drought on the tour. In the clay court season where he is best, Zhang Zhizhen was shortlisted for the top 32 of the French Open for two consecutive years and went straight to the top 8 of the Rome Masters. His performance was very stable. Switching to the grassland season, Zhang Zhizhen won the first round of the Halle match with a double steal of 7 and defeated Ofner, and competed with Medvedev in the top 8, but was not favored.
Mei is always the US Open champion and former world No. 1. She became famous early. She is currently ranked No. 5 in the world and is the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Zhang Zhizhen gave the Grand Slam champion a showdown in the first set. He broke serve first in the 6th game and then played steadily. In the 9th game, he served to win the set and took the lead 6-3. In the second set, Mei was full of firepower, breaking serve in the 6th and 8th games respectively, and scored a 4-0, 6-2 tie. In the final set, both sides broke serve once and held serve five times, and the game entered a tie-break. Seeing that Mr. Mei was leading 5-3 and sure of victory, China's No. 1 brother was not to be outdone and staged a desperate counterattack. He scored 4 points in one fell swoop to kill the game, reversed 2-1, and created a shocking upset!
In this game, Zhang Zhizhen completed 12 aces, and his first-serve scoring rate was 9 percentage points lower than his opponent's. His total points and service-keeping rate were also not as good as those of Mei. He was able to win with tenacity, tenacity and continuous impact. So far, Zhang Zhizhen has set 5 major records in one fell swoop. 1. Entering the top 8 of the event for the first time. 2. Defeating the top 5 in the world for the first time. 3. Becoming the first Chinese male player to defeat a Grand Slam champion. 4. Defeating the former world champion for the first time. Nos. 1 and 5 are instant world rankings rising to No. 39, creating a career high. Zhang Zhizhen's opponent, who made 8 out of 4, was Eubanks, who upset the No. 7 seed Bublik to advance. The two have similar world rankings. The Chinese No. 1 brother avoids the seeded players and is expected to make persistent efforts to reach the top four!
